The week ahead

Your guide to what’s happening this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.

Industry events

Wednesday - FridayEdinburgh International Television Festival brings together professionals working across the television and digital world to celebrate the creativity, diversity and inspirational talent to debate the major issues.

Thursday Blockchain Summit in Boston will host blockchain technologists, regulators, industry commentators, computer science researchers and others involved in innovation and provides them with the opportunity to explore some of the technology and the many applications of blockchain across the various sectors.

Company earnings

US radio broadcasting company Cumulus Media Inc will announce its 2018 Q2 earnings on Monday

Australian broadcasting and publishing business Southern Cross Media Group will release its 2018 end of financial year results on Wednesday

Nine Entertainment Co will release its end of financial year results for 2018 on Thursday

Seven West Media will release its end of financial year results for 2018 on Thursday

Village Roadshow will release its 2018 end of financial year results on Thursday

Virgin Media will announce its 2018 Q2 results on Friday

US-based Salon Media Group will announce its predicted earnings for Q1 2019 on Friday

Film and TV releases

Hitting UK cinemas on Wednesday The Spy Who Dumped Mefollows two best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy, starring Justin Theroux and Mila Kunis.

Based on the novel of the same name by Ian McEwan, The Children Act starring Emma Thomas and Stanley Tucci follows a judge as her marriage crumbles, whilst she works on a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.

Season one of Follow This follows the reporters at BuzzFeed as they probe topics ranging from quirky internet crazes to safe injection spaces for opioid users, airing on Netflix on Thursday.

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